The NIVEA Men E-League returns on Friday, April 23 for a two-day competition which sees some of the best EA SPORTSTM FIFA21 competitors together to battle it out on both PlayStation®4 and Xbox One in the quest for ultimate glory.
12 clubs will be represented at E-League level for the first time, with Macarthur FC joining the competition in 2021. Played between April 23-24, this two-day tournament puts club and individual pride on the line as 24 players gun to emerge victorious over 11 rounds of entertainment.
Read on to find out all the information YOU need to know to follow all the action of the NIVEA Men E-League!
We are BACK 🙌
The NIVEA Men #ELeague kicks off this Friday 📍 pic.twitter.com/DpqFJv8GEq
— E-League (@ELeagueAus) April 20, 2021
How does it work?
12 clubs, 24 players, two representing each club playing on two consoles: PlayStation®4 and Xbox One.
The two players from each club will compete across 11 rounds (five on Match Day 1 – April 23 – and six on Match Day 2 – April 24), playing each side once.
Each player is required to field one player from their representing club for the duration of the match. The remainder of the players selected on-field will be selectable from a limited number of players from a list approved by EA Global.
Players will gun for two honours simultaneously:
- Premiers Plate: This honour will be awarded to the team with the highest aggregate score (each console) at the conclusion of Round 11. This club will be crowned as NIVEA Men E-League 2021 Premiers
- Console Champions: At the conclusion of Match Day 2, the two individual players with the highest score on each console will be awarded the Console Championship.
- Each Console Champion will receive their respective ‘GOLDEN Champions Controller’ as well as one of two EA SPORTSTM FIFA21 Oceania Cup Regional Finals seats.
The nuts and bolts of the NIVEA Men #ELeague 2021 Season 🔩 pic.twitter.com/5gHUT9ewOc
— E-League (@ELeagueAus) April 14, 2021
How can I tune in?
All matches will be broadcast live on Twitch.
VISIT THE E-LEAGUE TWITCH WEBSITE
Each round will have one feature match shown on the main Twitch channel (ELeagueaustralia) with full running commentary and player web cams live. All other matches will be streamed on the linear channels listed below:
| Main Channel | Eleagueaustralia |
| Linear Channel | ELeague APL1 |
| Linear Channel | ELeague APL2 |
| Linear Channel | ELeague APL3 |
| Linear Channel | ELeague APL4 |
| Linear Channel | ELeague APL5 |
Match Day 1 and 2 – a breakdown
There will be five rounds of action on Match Day 1, and six on Match Day 2 as each club faces off with each other once before the conclusion of the competition.
The schedule for the allocated rounds of each Match Day is as follows:
| Match Day 1 | Friday, April 23 2021 |
| Broadcast commencement | 5.45pm AEST |
| Round 1 | 6.00pm AEST |
| Round 2 | 7.10pm AEST |
| Round 3 | 8.20pm AEST |
| Round 4 | 9.30pm AEST |
| Round 5 | 10.40pm AEST |
| Broadcast Cease | 11.59pm AEST |
| Match Day 2 | Saturday, April 24 2021 |
| Broadcast commencement | 1.45pm AEST |
| Round 6 | 2.00pm AEST |
| Round 7 | 3.10pm AEST |
| Round 8 | 4.20pm AEST |
| Round 9 | 5.30pm AEST |
| Round 10 | 6.40pm AEST |
| Round 11 | 7.50pm AEST |
| Post-show | 9.00pm AEST |
| Broadcast Cease | 9.30pm AEST |
